A Life Is Changed in Elgin Leo Bristol was baptized at the Elgin (Ore.) Church by Jack Ferrell on Dec. 27.At age 13, Bristol lost his father, and his life began a downward spiral into crime, drugs and alcohol. By 18, he was incarcerated for the first of five times over the ... Read more
Idaho Conference Camp Meeting 2004 Join Philip Samaan, our evening speaker, as he presents "Christ’s Way to Pray," emphasizing this year’s theme of "Modeling Jesus." Find out more about the investigative judgment, God's review of individuals' preparedness for translation at the sec... Read more
Gem State Helps Teen Grow, Change and Become About four years ago, Jayce Crandall’s world changed. The house he, his three brothers and parents lived in burned to the ground. For some time there had been domestic difficulties and, for his mother, the house-burning was the last straw. The fam... Read more
Member Returns After 38 Years Wayne Cox had thought of coming back to church many times, but every Sabbath morning there was always something else that came up so he wouldn’t go. Maybe some other time, he thought.As he awoke one Sabbath, he lay in bed a few minutes and thought... Read more
Dedication Expands Into Multi-cousin Event When David and Nid Moody and their two children from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, were visiting their family in John Day, Ore., they heard that their nieces were to be dedicated the next Sabbath. Instead of returning home Friday as planned, the Moodys de... Read more
Hand Bell and Chimes Festival Sells Out Groups of laughing fifth- through eighth-grade students crowded the music building as registration for the second Cool Ringings Hand Bell and Chimes Festival began. With more than 100 students registered well in advance from private, home and publ... Read more
Miracles Bring Second Chance This is a story about happy endings—and second chances.In August 1954, a very young girl named Donna gave birth to an unnamed baby girl. This baby girl, later known as Debra, was adopted as soon as Donna gave birth.In 1954, having a baby out of we... Read more
Gem State Special Ops Called Up for Christmas Duty The buzz of excitement hung in the air as the Gem State Adventist Academy Rangers prepared to load the bus for yet another special operation, this time to help with last minute gift-wrapping at the Nampa Lighthouse Rescue Mission.The Rangers are s... Read more
Long Creek Finds Unique Rural Outreach How does a church conduct evangelistic outreach to a broad, rural area? How do you reach a community with only a few hundred people? Church members are spread out and live far from each other and from the church. People are reluctant to come out t... Read more
